068: The Miracle Morning with Hal Elrod

Hal is known as the best selling author of the Miracle Morning, which is a book I’m a HUGE fan of. After a near death experience at age 20,in which he broke 11 bones and was told by doctors he would never walk again, Hal went ont o run a 52-mile ultramarathon, become an ultra successful coach, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author of one of the most transformative book series of our time. Most importantly, Hal is a husband and father of two kids,

Highlights include:

• How Hal got into sales with Cutco Cutlery and sold more kitchen knives in first 10 days than in the history of the company
• Belief in a product, combined with enthusiasm combined with work ethic creates sales
• Hal’s near death experience and how he overcame it by setting goals and being determined to walk again
• In 2005 left Cutco to go into coaching, speaking and writing
• In 2008, Hal had his “second rock bottom” because he lost half of his income and house and got depressed
• How used personal development to overcome major adversity and depression
• Your level of success, will seldom exceed your level of personal development because success is something you attract rather than become
• If your level of success is not at a 10 in any area, you have an opportunity to develop that area
• If we don’t dedicate time to become a level 10 person, we won’t ever achieve it
• The importance of morning rituals and how they have made people successful
• If you want your life to be different, you have to be willing to do something different
• How Hal created the ultimate morning ritual
• Within two months of starting his morning routine, Hal doubled his income and improved his life
• Depression is lack of a vision for a compelling future
• A breakdown of the SAVERS - the six practices of the miracle morning
• Why Robert Kiyasaki called the SAVERS the best practices of human development
• The 4-step process for creating affirmations that create results and why affirmations have failed people before
• Step 1 is to commit to achieving the goal to solidify your commitment to the destination
• Step 2 is why that is important to you
• Step 3: what you are committed to doing to ensure you hit that outcome
• Step 4: when you are committed to taking that action “no matter what” or “there is no other option”
• Importance of life purpose
• Hal’s purpose to selflessly add value to other people’s lives
• The Miracle Morning 30-day challenge

Links:

• Hal's website
• The Miracle Morning Community on Facebook
• www.Entrepreneurhotseat.com
• Andy Storch Coaching

If you are interested in coaching or have feedback or questions on the podcast, feel free to send me an email: andy@andystorch.com